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| Title |
Optimization of sampling strategy to determine pathogen removal efficacy of activated sludge treatment plant
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| Published in |
Environmental Science and Pollution Research, June 2017
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| DOI | 10.1007/s11356-017-9557-5 |
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| Authors |
Jatinder P. S. Sidhu, Warish Ahmed, Andrew Palmer, Kylie Smith, Leonie Hodgers, Simon Toze |
| Abstract |
Large-scale wastewater schemes rely on multi-barrier approach for the production of safe and sustainable recycled water. In multi-barrier wastewater reclamation systems, conventional activated sludge process (ASP) often constitutes a major initial treatment step. The main aim of this research was to determine most appropriate sampling approach to establish pathogen removal efficacy of ASP. The results suggest that ASP is capable of reducing human adenovirus (HAdV) and polyomavirus (HPyV) by up to 3 log10. The virus removal data suggests that HAdV removal is comparable to somatic bacteriophage belonging to Microviridae family. Due to the high removal of Escherichia coli (>3 log10) and very poor correlation with the enteric virus, it is not recommended that E. coli be used as a surrogate for enteric virus removal. The results also demonstrated no statistically significant differences (t test, P > 0.05) in calculated log removal values (LRVs) for HAdV, HPyV, and Microviridae from samples collected on hydraulic retention time (HRT) or simultaneous paired samples collected for influent and effluent. This indicates that a more practical approach of simultaneous sampling for influent and effluent could be used to determine pathogen removal efficiency of ASP. The results also suggest that a minimum of 10, preferably 20 samples, are required to fully capture variability in the removal of virus. In order to cover for the potential seasonal prevalence of viruses such as norovirus and rotavirus, sampling should be spread across all seasons. |
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Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Unknown | 56 | 100% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 21% |
| Researcher | 9 | 16% |
| Student > Master | 4 | 7% |
| Lecturer | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 3 | 5% |
| Other | 7 | 13% |
| Unknown | 18 | 32% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Environmental Science | 9 | 16% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 7 | 13% |
| Engineering | 6 | 11% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 5% |
| Arts and Humanities | 1 | 2% |
| Other | 6 | 11% |
| Unknown | 24 | 43% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 6. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 22 May 2019.
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